Trainspotting (film) SummaryDanny Boyle

Trainspotting (film) Overview

Trainspotting is the story of a man who is heavily addicted to heroin in Edinburgh, Scotland. Actor Ewan McGregor portrays Mark Renton, a young man so immersed in the drug underworld that he seems to have little chance of escaping from it.

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While making a movie, filmic elements such as camera positioning, camera angle and sound can either contribute to or hinder the movies' success. There is a very fine line between adding to the total ...
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"Poison or Pearls, Reality or Fantasy?" (Street 110): How do the makers of Trainspotting depict British youth sub-culture and what methods of filming do they use to communicate their message in the su...
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